Social and Economic Research
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JURC
Joint Usage and Research Center for Behavioral Economics
The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations
Eugene Malthouse,
Charlie Pilgrim,
Daniel Sgroi,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
Nobuyuki Hanaki,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
123
(12)
2026
A Behavioral Explanation for the Puzzling Persistence of the Aggregate Real Exchange Rate
Mario J. Crucini,
Mototsugu Shintani,
Takayuki Tsuruga
Journal of the European Economic Association,
forthcoming
Signaling Vision: Knowing When to Quit
Junichiro Ishida,
Wing Suen
International Economic Review,
forthcoming
Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
179
103633
2026
International Economic Review
In collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (USA), we edit and publish the International Economic Review (IER).
World-leading Researchers
Members of ISER have had their papers published in leading international journals.

News

Mar 23rd, 2026
"The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations", Assistant Professor Gwen-Jirō Clochard and Professor Nobuyuki Hanaki (with Eugene Malthouse, Charlie Pilgrim, Daniel Sgroi, et al.) has been accepted for publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Mar 23rd, 2026
Associate Professor Sarah Rezaei Khavas (Utrecht University) is visiting us from Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 28, 2026.
Mar 23rd, 2026
Professor Lorenz Goette (National University of Singapore) is visiting us from Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 28, 2026.
Mar 23rd, 2026
Associate Professor Daniel Martin (University of California, Santa Barbara) is visiting us from Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 28, 2026.
Mar 23rd, 2026
Anna Popova (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is visiting us from Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 29, 2026.
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Upcoming Event

4/1
Yuki Takahashi
Tilburg University(Postdoctoral Researcher)
ISER Seminar
Does the Gender Ratio at Colleges Affect High School Students' College Choices?
15:00 ~ 16:00 (Online)
4/6
Konstantin M. Wacker
University of Groningen
ISER Seminar
How important is human capital misallocation across sectors for aggregate productivity differences? Evidence beyond Cobb-Douglas
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
4/6
Christos Ioannou
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne(Professor)
ISER Seminar
Non-Parametric Strategy Inference in Repeated Games
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/13
Hidenori Takahashi
Kyoto University
ISER Seminar
Bidding Too Low to Win and Too High to Lose? The Roles of Secret Floor Prices in Renegotiation of Incomplete Contracts
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/17
Fuhai Hong
Lingnan University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
4/20
Hikmet Gunay
University of Manitoba(Professor)
ISER Seminar
Bidding into Bankruptcy: How Auction Order Affects Overbidding and Losses
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/27
Hillel Rapoport
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/11
Joshua Hausmann
University of Michigan
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/15
Wei Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
5/18
Shota Ichihashi
Queen's University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/25
Shigehiro Serizawa
Osaka University of Economics
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/29
ChienHsun Lin
National Taipei University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
6/1
Tim Ruberg
The University of Tokyo
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/15
Chen Lyu
Peking University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/16
Ayumu Ken Kikkawa
University of British Columbia(Assistant Professor)
ISER Seminar
TBA
15:00 ~ 16:30 (A301)
6/29
Suanna Oh
École d'économie de Paris(Assistant Professor)
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
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Research Highlights

The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations
Eugene Malthouse,
Charlie Pilgrim,
Daniel Sgroi,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
Nobuyuki Hanaki,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
123
(12)
2026
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2504632123
A Behavioral Explanation for the Puzzling Persistence of the Aggregate Real Exchange Rate
Mario J. Crucini,
Mototsugu Shintani,
Takayuki Tsuruga
Journal of the European Economic Association,
forthcoming
Signaling Vision: Knowing When to Quit
Junichiro Ishida,
Wing Suen
International Economic Review,
forthcoming
DOI: 10.1111/iere.70066
Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
179
103633
2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103633
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